Near East Center for Strategic Engagement

“The president, prime minister and several government officials of Burkina Faso are being held hostage by rogue members of the presidential guard. The hostage situation has been condemned by the UN Security […]

“At least 12 people were killed when three bombs went off in mainly Shi’ite neighborhoods in central Baghdad on Thursday, security and medical sources said.” “Two suicide bomb attacks in the central […]

The reality is that money plays a major role in …. “The Sindh Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) claimed on Wednesday to have arrested an alleged financer of al Qaeda in the Indian subcontinent […]

“Pressure continues to mount on Saudi Arabia to take Syrian refugees after it was revealed that the Middle Eastern country has 100,000 air conditioned tents that could house more than 3 million […]

“Libya has become a hotbed for ISIS fighters in recent months. The country has faced severe political turmoil since the 2011 uprising that toppled the government of longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi. Split […]

“In a press conference Tuesday afternoon, Minister of the Interior of the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Lorenz Caffier, confirmed suspicions about the origin of many supposed Syrian refugees. “At least a […]

Islamic State fighters have made considerable progress near the contested northern Syrian city of Aleppo and are threatening to rout core elements of Western-backed Syrian rebel forces there, France’s defense minister said […]

“The Australian government has confirmed it has launched its first air strikes inside Syria against targets of the so-called Islamic State (IS).” “Australia is part of an international military coalition targeting IS […]

If United States leadership intent was having a footprint in Iraq only and having Russia protecting Israelis boarders in Syria than the mission has been accomplished. “Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday pledged […]

“Russia has positioned about a half dozen tanks at an airfield at the center of a military buildup in Syria, two U.S. officials said on Monday, adding that the intentions of Moscow’s […]